Divine Provision

As we read in 2kings 4:1-7, we can see when the widow came to Elisha for help when her husband is dead and when the creditor came to take her two boys as slaves. 2Kings 4:2-4Elisha replied to her, “How can I help you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?”“Your servant has nothing there at all,” she said, “except a little oil.”Elisha said, “Go around and ask all your neighbors for empty jars. Don’t ask for just a few. Then go inside and shut the door behind you and your sons. Pour oil into all the jars, and as each is filled, put it to one side.”

 It might look weird, why did he asked her what she had when she came for help and also asked her to do something which can't be done with the oil she had.

Here we can see 2 things. Obedience of the Widow & the Miracle of God. Without asking anything/doubting she did as he said, if we were in that situation what we would have said? It’s not a possible thing to happen to pour and fill the jars with the little oil she had, but Our God is a God who can do things beyond our imagination/understanding. As we see when she did as what he said, she was able to fill all the jars with oil and there was no jar left and the oil stopped flowing.

He said to her on 2 kings 4:7, "Go, sell the oil and pay your debts, You and your sons can live on what is left."

God knows our needs, He is sufficient enough to meet for our Current and the future needs with the little things we have. He can multiply and make things overflow.

Thank you Lord for opening my eyes to see the Divine provision, which you can provide us with the little we have and make it sufficient to meet all our current and future needs. If I have grumbled/worried looking at my current situation forgive me Lord, Help me Lord to be obedient as the widow and to do as you say.